While art collections in most cities are held in climate-controlled rooms to prevent humidity and pollution from damaging the works, the Borghese Gallery has had to keep their windows open during a funding slowdown. The air conditioning in the gallery has stopped working entirely.

Anna Coliva, the museum's director, told La Repubblica:

"We have been in the grip of this emergency for two months." She said the air conditioning was worn out after years of scant maintenance, with requests over the past few years for a new system falling on deaf ears.